By: Stuart|19 September, 2009|Categories: Biblical Criticism . Theology|Tags: Alister McGrath . Biblical Interpretation . Chuck Missler . Cocceian school . Hermeneutics . Leonard Goppelt . Marshian school . Patrick Fairbairn . Quadriga . Richard Davidson . Typology
McGrath says there is a sense in which the history of Christian theology can be regarded as the history of biblical interpretation. This is particularly true of typological interpretation. Over two thousand years it has been plagued by misuse and misunderstanding. A cloud of uncertainty lingers today over the nature of typology and the hermeneutical principles that might help establish the study of types.
Read more »By: Jason|12 May, 2009|Categories: Biblical Criticism|Tags: Ancient Near East . Conquest of Canaan . Divine Commands . Ethics . Israel . Old Testament . Paul Copan
A summary of Paul Copan’s paper on the wars in the OT.
Read more »By: Stuart|13 April, 2009|Categories: Biblical Criticism|Tags: Gospels . William Paley
A summary of William Paley’s eleven point argument for the authenticity of the Gospels.
Read more »We have heard thru the gossip network that Geologist Bob White is coming to NZ in March.
Read more »By: Stuart|15 November, 2008|Categories: Biblical Criticism|Tags: Gary Habermas . Jesus . Naturalism . Near Death Experiences . Post Death Experiences . Resurrection
Gary Habermas is considered by many to be the foremost expert on the historicity of Jesus and the events surrounding His resurrection. On September 11th he has a friendly discussion with radio host Reggie Finley, recorded and broadcast on the net for The Infidel Guy, the worlds largest atheist online community. You can download just the audio here at: http://www.garyhabermas.com/audio/audio.htm PART I (5MB) :|: PART…
Read more »By: Stuart|24 October, 2008|Categories: Biblical Criticism . Creation & Evolution . Philosophy of Science|Tags: Bible . Discoveries . Epistemology . Integration . science
A follow-up answering some criticisms of “The Argument from Evolution” article, and the charge that the Bible offers nothing scientifically relevant. The refutation is threefold. There is discussion on how the Christian worldview has benefited science; the motivation for Christians pursuit of truth in science; and the discoveries in science that the Bible anticipated.
Read more »By: Stuart|24 October, 2008|Categories: Biblical Criticism . Creation & Evolution . Philosophy of Science|Tags: Bible . Creation . evolution . intelligent design . science
A follow-up answering some criticisms of “The Argument from Evolution” article. These include defending Premise 1-1: If evolution is true it requires a divine miracle; explaining there is no need for an explanation of the explanation; the science of Intelligent Design and its predictions; and broadly defending the criticisms of religious texts.
Read more »By: Stuart|12 October, 2008|Categories: Creation & Evolution . Philosophy of Science . Science & History|Tags: Creationism . evolution . intelligent design . Theistic Arguments
An analysis of the atheistic argument from evolution, including four criticisms of evolution as well as a close look at the assertion that evolution implies that God does not exist. An exploration of the more cautious argument that evolution is more likely given naturalism rather than theism, which leads to a startling conclusion.
Read more »An old interview but worth dusting off, if only to see how not to do apologetics. Stephen Colbert, on his show The Colbert Report, engages the agnostic Biblical scholar, Bart Ehrman. Colbert replicates the fundamentalist timbre, retreading the familiar rhetoric and arguments that many Christians can often fall back on too easily. This is Colbert, of course, at his inimitable…
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